Kite



Feb. 5, 1946 H' F (mu ET AL 2,394,366

KITE

Filed June 27, 1944 INVENTORS- #1725 F. 67? u fi e/yd fl. 671a Patented Feb. 5, 1946 UNITED STATE S PATENT OFF .1 CE

KITE

TIingF; 'Ghu'andI-Ielga M. Chu, Larchmont, N. Y-

Application. June 27, 1944, Serial No. 542,384

9"Claims. .(011244-453) The present invention relatesto kitesxand'more partlcularly to kites whichmay be made in'various ornamental forms. and designs.

- One object .of the :present invention :is a. kite construction that will fly more steadily-and rise fasterithan known kite constructions.

Another object is to provide a kite construction having loose wingsiand loose wingfitips to enable the wings to flap-when infiight.

pull-or power.

Astill further object is to provideakitehaving sound means which are actuated when thekite is in flight.

With the foregoing .and other-objects in view,

.the invention will now be more fullyrdescribed,

referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawing in which:

.Figure 1 isa rear elevational-view of.the-: kite.

Figure 2 is a front elevational-view .ofthe same kite and Figure 3 is a irontelevational viewsof a modified construction. 7

Referring more particularly to the' drawing, the

. kite frameis. comprised of. acenter vertical stick |0,.body= or wing sticks H,.head .bracer stick l2 and tailconstruction stick: l-3. The various sticks are preferably of flexible material such as bamboo .wood although suchsticks. could .be made of-rigid or preformed material. :In the construction thus far defined, the wing sticks H .and tailstickl3 are secured to the centerstick :10 .by meansof string or equivalent material'M. Theforward outermost portions of wing sticks II are suitably bowed by attaching string-.or wire thereto and drawing same until the proper bow is secured v and then fastening the ends to .centerstick'lfl.

The head .bracerstick l2 suitably-secured to centerstickl 0 and to the bowede portions .of wing sticks ll by means .of :string 16. .Erictionally secured to the reenter stick It :and above the .bracer stick I 2.,is a collar 11 whichin turnis secured by means of string lttolaubow member l9. Across the freeends of the bow I9 is stretched a ribbon .20 capable of producing sound when drawn through the air. The ends of ribbon are secured to the bow ends by means of caps 2| which caps are suitably slotted or bored whereby they are frictionally retained over the ribbon and bow ends.

.The area defined by the .bracersticks i I, bracer :stick lzsand tail-stick ;I3are covered byzl aper -.or other: material 12L .iIt-willrbe noted thatsuch :paper -ccverinjg-.is loose or unattached atipoints 5 "outside the wingsticks l I. so as to ,give.-a.,flapping effect toth-e kite whenin motion. Such covering iss'secured'at. its fixed points such as sticks H by means of cement paste-or'the like.

. At a1pointm22, preferably about seven and .one-

10 duarter'inches from the top of sticks: l0, abridle .23 is secured for guiding. the kiteand restraining same. The-bridgeez3 may be attached .to-any tether point on stick l0 depending on thensize of thekite.

Referring now to :the .modified construction disclosed in Figure .3, thesame reference numerals are used'to denote such partsi-asmorrespond to .Figuresl and-2. The essential difference between Figures i l and :2 and that disclosed by Figure- 3 '20 is that the latter has its covering. 2 I .fixed instead of loose. This is accomplished by use. of an additional. body stick 24 suitably spaced from .the top ,portions of sticks 3H. Such additional stick-l4- visv bowedat its ends-and such :ends and the .ends

25 of sticksJ l are lapped or crossed .as.at.25and. a

string 26 secured -.over one of .the damned ends and tied to the voppositezlapped ends. Thecovering-QZ I isthencementedaround. the stick, the

surplus material being cutaway. .This construc- '30 tion creates :a fixed vacuum effect within .the wings-as distinguished fromthe: loose Wingefiect.

In constructing the kite disclosed inFigurestl, :2 and 3,: only string, thread,.thin wire and covering -material .such as Cellophane, :silk, ..cloth .or

" theilike is-used. The .various sticks are preferably made of bamboo or .thelikeimaterial:such aswooden dowels. .I-Iowevergrigid material which is: preformed .tothe shapes of the various stick .maybe used.

What is: claimed is: 21. In a kite, a frame comprising a longitudinally ex-tending center stick, crossedstocks-seccured .upon "said center, stick in spaced relation to thenupper end thereof-anddisposed in crossed relation :to :the center stick i and :each other, a .brace mounted acrossthe lower .end of said. center zstickwandprojecting laterally from opposite sides: thereof with-its :ends. secured to lower: ends =rof the crossed -.sticks.and together-with lower portions of the crossed sticks and the centerstick forming the. frame "witha tail portion extending longitudinally of the frame, said crossed :sticks being .curved Elongitudinally by strands; attached to 1 the .center stick and having upper portions extending laterally from -.opposite sides of .said

I center stick. a braceextending between'the upper portions of said crossed sticks and across the center stick, a collar carried by the last mentioned brace and engaged about the upper end 0 of the center stick, a, bowed stick mounted across the center stick above said collar with its end portions projecting upwardly, a strand extending between and carried by ends of the bowed stick and constituting a vibratable sound producing member, and. a-;covering sheet adheringly secured against the center stick and, said crossed sticks and having free end edges and lower edge portions to provide the covering sheet with free portions disposed outwardly of said strands and constituting flaps adapted to flutter while the kite is in flight.

2. In a kite, a frame comprising a longitudinally extending center stick, crossed sticks secured in crossed relation to the center stick and each other and having upper wing portions extending laterally from opposite sides of the center stick and lower portions extending diagonally from opposite sides of the center stick and cooperating with the center stick to form a tail, a brace across the lower end of the center stick and secured to lower ends of the crossed sticks, cords secured to the center stick and extending diagonally upwards therefrom and secured to upper ends of the crossed sticks and holding the crossed sticks bowed, a brace extending between and secured to the wing forming portions of the crossed sticks, and a covering sheet secured against the center stick and portions of the crossed sticks at opposite sides thereof and having free portions projecting outwardly from the cords and the crossed sticks and adapted to flutter when the kite is in flight.

3. In a kite, a frame comprising a longitudinally extending center stick, crossed sticks segitudinally and having lower tail forming por-' tions at opposite sides of the center stick and upper wing forming portions projecting from opposite sides of the center stick, and a covering sheet adheringly secured to the center stick and portions of the crossed sticks at opposite sides thereof, said sheet beingfree along its ends and along its lower edge between the tail forming portions of the crossed strips and its ends, and providing free flaps adapted to flutter when the kite is in flight.

4. In a kite, a frame comprising a longitudinally extending center stick, crossed sticks secured in crossed relation to the center stick and each other, said crossed sticks being bowed longitudinally and having lower tail forming portions at opposite sides of the center stick and upper wing forming portions projecting from opposite sides of the center stick, a covering sheet extending transversely of the frame and secured to the center stick and the crossed sticks, said sheet being free alongits lower edge and at its ends to provide flaps adapted to flutter when the kite is in flight, a yoke carried by said center stick above the wing forming portions of the crossed sticks, and a ribbon extending between and secured to ends of said yoke and constituting a vibrator for creating sound when the kite is in flight.

5. In a kite, a, frame including crossed sticks bowed longitudinally and having tail forming portions extending longitudinally of the frame and wing forming portions extendin transversely of the frame, a covering sheet extending transversely of the frame and adheringly secured to the crossed sticks, said sheet projecting outwardly from ends of the wing forming portions and being free along its ends and lower edges to provide flaps adapted to flutter when the kite is in I flight, and means for bracing-the crossed sticks.

6. In a kite, a frame including crossed sticks bowed longitudinally and having tail forming portions extending longitudinally of the frame and wing forming portions extending transversely of the frame, a covering sheet extending transversely of the frame and adheringly secured to the crossed sticks, said sheet projecting outwardly from ends of the wing forming portions and being free along its ends and lower edges to provide flaps adapted to flutter when the kite is in flight, a yoke extending transversely of the frame above the wing forming portions of the crossed sticks, and a strand extending transverse- 1y of said frame and secured at its ends to said yoke and constitutin a wind actuated vibrator creating sound when the kite is in flight.

7. In a kite, a frame including crossed sticks ebowed longitudinally and having tail forming portions extending longitudinally of the frame and wing forming portions extending transversely of the frame, a covering sheet extending transversely of the sheet and adheringly secured to the crossed sticks, a yoke mounted across the frame above the crossed sticks and having arms at its ends, and a strand extending between and secured at its ends to the arms and constituting a vibrator creating sound when the kite is in flight.

8. In a kite, a frame including a longitudinally extending center stick, crossed sticks secured upon the center stick in crossed relation to each other, the crossed sticks being bowed longitudinally and having tail-forming rear portions extending longitudinally of the frame at opposite sides of the center stick and wing-forming forward portions extending from opposite sides of the center stick, a stick mounted across the center stick and the tail-forming portions of the crossed sticks and projecting from opposite sides thereof and having its ends secured to ends of the wing-forming portions of said crossed sticks, a covering sheet secured to said sticks, a yoke mounted across the front end of the center stick and having forwardly projecting arms, and a strand extending between and secured to said arms and constituting a vibrator for creating sound when the kite is in flight.

9. In a kite, a frame including a longitudinally extending center stick, crossed sticks secured upon the center stick in crossed relation to each other, said crossed sticks being bowed longitudinally and having tail-forming rear portions extending longitudinally of the frame at opposite sides of the center stick and wing-forming forward portions extending from opposite sides of the center stick, a covering sheet adheringly secured to said sticks, a yoke mounted across the frame and secured to the center stick and having forwardly extending arms at its ends, a strand extending between and secured to said arms, and a bridle consisting of a single strand secured to the center stick adjacent the crossed portions of said crossed sticks.

HING F. CHU. HELGA M. CI-IU. 

